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Louis-Nicolas d'Avout (10 May 1770 – 1 June 1823), better known as Davout, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. His talent for war, along with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, earned him the nickname "The Iron Marshal" (Le Maréchal de ...
Acciones de página. Louis Nicolas Davout. Duque de Auerstedt y príncipe de Eckmühl; Annoux, Militar francés. Mariscal de campo, se adhirió a la causa revolucionaria en 1788, destacándose en diversas campañas entre 1792 y 1799. Tras vencer en la Batalla de Auerstedt (1806), fue gobernador del Gran Ducado de Varsovia (1807).
Publisher’s presentation Born into a distinguished Burgundian family in 1770, Louis Nicolas d’Avout began his military career with the French Royal Army but fully embraced the principles of the French Revolution, joining the Republican army as the commander of a battalion of volunteers. He quickly rose to the rank of general of brigade, but was …
He was made a general by Napoleon after the Battle of Marengo (1800) and marshal in 1804. One of Napoleon's ablest generals, his third corps played a major part at Austerlitz, Auerstädt, Friedland (1807), and Wagram (1809). He was responsible for organizing the army that invaded Russia in 1812. During the Hundred Days, Davout was Minister of War.
13 de jul. de 2023 · As mentioned earlier, Napoleon had only brought a third of his army to Austerlitz; the corps of Marshal Jean Bernadotte and Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout were hurrying up from Vienna. The plan was for the weak right flank to fight a holding action until it could be strengthened by Davout's III Corps; this would free up the rest of the French army to retake the heights and strike at decisive ...
1 de ene. de 2021 · Louis Nicolas Davout is still one of the most famous and admired marshals of the First French Empire. His qualities as a great commander and brilliant tactician have been the subject of many ...
1 de may. de 1976 · John G. Gallaher. This first biography in English of Davout, the most successful of Napoleon's commanders, made Marshal of the Empire, places the man in historical perspective. Louis N. d'Avout (later Davout) was born in 1770. He died in 1823, having lived a life encompassing the span of French history from the Revolution to the restoration of ...
